Blog: January 2006 Archives

Review of this weekend's flight lessons..

Saturday: I thought for sure today was going to be called off. Winds were forecast to be 25 knot gusts. Luckily, it mellowed out and just came down to a steady 15 knot wind. This environment was not entirely conducive to learning how to land.. so we skipped ahead a lesson, to stalls.

Sunday: The wind was calm, but the clouds were low. We had to wait until 1p to get to VFR legal weather. Since we could not gain enough attitude to do any exercises where some altitude loss is expected, we worked on landings.

This, is very typical of my Monday morning drive to the bay area, in preparation for another fun filled exiting day at work. Nearby, things are tranquil, peaceful. Diablo itself looms in the distance, and fi you look closely, you can see it venting steam, as an omen of what's to come.